by Patrick Welker

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There are some browser extensions which occupy valuable space in my text file where I collect link list items. Since I’m a Chrome user on the Mac (not on iOS anymore) and I have my reasons why Google Chrome is my favorite browser, I decided to do a link list special.

The most simple way to download images. Hold down ⌥ and click on an image. Shazam! I used to use Image Downloader – it does what it says on the label, but I’m a gentleman now (if I’m not in the need of batch downloading images… then it’s still Image Downloader).

Open-source + pay what you want. A great — and very visual if you want it to — alternative/addition to Ghostery. However… I you use ad-blockers and alike, be fair to small sites like this one and whitelist them.

Google Chrome extension that allows web apps to use your media keys (⏪ ❙❙ ► ⏩) — think Rdio, Spotify, Pandora, …. It’s great if you want to use Spotify’s web app instead of the constantly uploading your cache version which is called their Mac app. … and since this is related: ” How To Stop Chrome From Hijacking Your Media Keys”.

Another favorite of mine. It just works. Pandora, Hulu, Netflix… even in EUROPE. The price of free is that your computer will be used as a server. To turn this off you have to fork over $5 per month or use Media Hint(they recently made the switch from free to $3.95/month or $39.50/year).

Own an old Mac like I do, which doesn’t support the latest and greatest of bluetooth technology? Here’s a simple web app which helps you out with Two-Factor Authentication (without relying on the Mac App Store version). If you add the path ~/Applications/Chrome Apps to LaunchBar/Alfred it’s also quick to launch.